I'm
sure at one time or another we have all screamed these words while in the
middle of a desperate situation. This is life, we are in the middle of it, and
things happen. Some things we create and some things are out of our control,
but either way we find ourselves stuck in the middle.

As
they followed Moses out of Egypt, the Israelites also found themselves in a
desperate situation. With the waters of the Red Sea before them and Pharaoh's
armies fast approaching behind them, they were stuck with no options in sight.

Have
you been there? Stuck with no options in sight? I have. Maybe the choice before
me wasn't to drown in a sea or be killed by an army who was pursuing me in fast
chariots, but nevertheless I have felt stuck with nowhere to turn.

God
saw what was happening to His children and He had a plan.

First
Moses told the people "Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord . .
. the Lord will fight for you" (Ex. 14:13, 14 NASB).

And
He did!

God
told the people to stop crying out to him and move towards the waters. At that
point God performed a miracle. As Moses lifted up his rod, God caused the sea
to go back with a strong east wind dividing the sea. Throughout the night the
people were able to walk to the other side on dry land.

And
what about the army that was chasing them? That morning God looked down on the
army and caused their wheels to fall off their chariots and when they tried to
turn back He caused the sea to return to its full depth drowning all the men.

Yes,
the Lord fought for them.

And
He will do the same for us.

He
sees what is happening to us, His children, and He has a plan.

But
we need to learn to, "Be still and know that (He is) God," (Psa.
46:10). He wants to fight for us but we need to let Him.

What
are you in the middle of today? What situation seems impossible? What's closing
in on you from both sides?